Navy Midshipmen

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NCAA Division I athletics program college athletic program

The Navy Midshipmen are the athletic teams representing the United States Naval Academy, best known for their storied college football program and historic rivalry with the Army Black Knights.

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All labels observed (30)

Label	Occurrences
Navy Midshipmen football	14
Navy Midshipmen canonical	8
Navy Midshipmen football team	4
Navy Midshipmen wrestling	4
Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse	3
Navy Midshipmen athletics	2
Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team	2
Navy Midshipmen athletic teams	1
Navy Midshipmen baseball team	1
Navy Midshipmen basketball	1
Navy Midshipmen basketball teams	1
Navy Midshipmen lacrosse teams	1
Navy Midshipmen men's basketball (head coach)	1
Navy Midshipmen men's rowing	1
Navy Midshipmen men’s ice hockey	1
Navy Midshipmen men’s lacrosse	1
Navy Midshipmen men’s lacrosse team	1
Navy Midshipmen men’s rowing	1
Navy Midshipmen rugby team	1
Navy Midshipmen soccer teams	1
Navy Midshipmen sprint football team	1
Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team	1
Navy Midshipmen women's ice hockey team	1
Navy Midshipmen women’s basketball	1
Navy Midshipmen women’s lacrosse team	1
Navy Midshipmen women’s soccer	1
Navy Midshipmen wrestling program	1
United States Naval Academy Athletic Association	1
United States Naval Academy athletic teams	1
United States Naval Academy football team	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Navy Midshipmen
Context triple: [Army Black Knights, primaryRival, Navy Midshipmen]

A. Air Force Falcons
The Air Force Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Air Force Academy in NCAA Division I sports.
B. Army Black Knights
The Army Black Knights are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Military Academy at West Point in NCAA Division I sports.
C. Princeton Tigers
The Princeton Tigers are the athletic teams representing Princeton University, known for their historic college sports programs and longstanding Ivy League rivalries.
D. United States Merchant Marine Academy
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a federal service academy in Kings Point, New York, that educates and trains officers for the U.S. Merchant Marine and other branches of national maritime service.
E. VMI Keydets
VMI Keydets is the collective name for the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute in NCAA competition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Navy Midshipmen
Target entity description: The Navy Midshipmen are the athletic teams representing the United States Naval Academy, best known for their storied college football program and historic rivalry with the Army Black Knights.

A. Air Force Falcons
The Air Force Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Air Force Academy in NCAA Division I sports.
B. Army Black Knights
The Army Black Knights are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Military Academy at West Point in NCAA Division I sports.
C. Princeton Tigers
The Princeton Tigers are the athletic teams representing Princeton University, known for their historic college sports programs and longstanding Ivy League rivalries.
D. United States Merchant Marine Academy
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a federal service academy in Kings Point, New York, that educates and trains officers for the U.S. Merchant Marine and other branches of national maritime service.
E. VMI Keydets
VMI Keydets is the collective name for the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute in NCAA competition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I athletics program ⓘ college athletic program ⓘ
association	NCAA ⓘ linked to: National Collegiate Athletic Association
campus	United States Naval Academy campus in Annapolis ⓘ linked to: United States Naval Academy
competesIn	coed sports ⓘ men's sports ⓘ women's sports ⓘ
conference	Patriot League ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
footballConference	American Athletic Conference ⓘ
foundedBy	United States Naval Academy ⓘ
gender	coeducational ⓘ
governingBody	United States Naval Academy Athletic Association ⓘ linked to: United States Naval Academy Alumni Association
governingConferenceNonFootball	Patriot League ⓘ
homeArenaBasketball	Alumni Hall ⓘ
homeCity	Annapolis, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Annapolis
homeCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
homeFieldBaseball	Max Bishop Stadium ⓘ
homeFieldLacrosse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ⓘ
homeStadiumFootball	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ⓘ
homeState	Maryland ⓘ
mascot	Bill the Goat ⓘ
militaryAffiliation	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
militaryBranchAffiliation	United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
nicknameOrigin	term for officer candidates in the United States Navy ⓘ
notableRivalry	Army–Navy football rivalry ⓘ linked to: Army–Navy Game
notableSport	baseball ⓘ college football ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's lacrosse ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ rowing ⓘ sprint football ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ wrestling ⓘ
primaryColors	gold ⓘ navy blue ⓘ
represents	United States Naval Academy ⓘ
rival	Army Black Knights ⓘ
rivalry	Army–Navy Game ⓘ
shortName	Navy ⓘ USNA ⓘ linked to: United States Naval Academy
sponsor	United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
sportLevel	college ⓘ
subdivision	NCAA Division I FBS ⓘ linked to: Football Bowl Subdivision

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army Black Knights → primaryRival → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

Roger Staubach → collegeTeam → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association → hasMemberInstitution → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association → hasNotableProgram → Navy Midshipmen wrestling ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Lehigh Mountain Hawks wrestling → rival → Navy Midshipmen wrestling ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Lehigh Mountain Hawks wrestling → conferenceRival → Navy Midshipmen wrestling ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse team → hasRival → Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse ⓘ

subject linked to: Boston University Terriers men’s lacrosse team

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football → hasRivalry → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Air Force Falcons → rival → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

Brown Bears men's rowing → hasRival → Navy Midshipmen men's rowing ⓘ

subject linked to: Brown Bears men’s rowing

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Army Cadets → rival → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief's Trophy → participant → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

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Commander-in-Chief's Trophy → hasNotableRecipient → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

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Bill the Goat → represents → United States Naval Academy athletic teams ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Bill the Goat → associatedWith → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

Bill the Goat → usedBy → Navy Midshipmen football team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Bill the Goat → usedBy → Navy Midshipmen basketball teams ⓘ

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Bill the Goat → usedBy → Navy Midshipmen lacrosse teams ⓘ

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Bill the Goat → usedBy → Navy Midshipmen baseball team ⓘ

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Bill the Goat → usedBy → Navy Midshipmen soccer teams ⓘ

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Princeton Tigers men’s rowing → leagueRival → Navy Midshipmen men’s rowing ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Navy Goat → usedByTeam → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

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Navy Goat → usedByTeam → Navy Midshipmen athletics ⓘ

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Independent (football) → notableProgramExample → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

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Army–Navy Game → homeTeam → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Roger Staubach → playedCollegeFootballFor → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

subject linked to: Roger the Dodger

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

EIWA → memberInstitution → Navy Midshipmen wrestling program ⓘ

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Wayne Hardin → teamCoached → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

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Wayne Hardin → coachOf → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

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Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse → hasRival → Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Billy Lange → memberOfSportsTeam → Navy Midshipmen men's basketball (head coach) ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Patriot League men's lacrosse competition → hasMemberInstitution → Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse ⓘ

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George Sauer Sr. → employer → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

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Army → rival → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

American University Eagles men's basketball team → rival → Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Air Force Falcons → rival → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

subject linked to: Falcons

Notre Dame Fighting Irish → rival → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Maryland Terrapins wrestling team → rival → Navy Midshipmen wrestling ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Navy–Air Force football game → team → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Navy–Air Force football game → organizer → United States Naval Academy Athletic Association ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

CIC Trophy → awardedTo → United States Naval Academy football team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

CIC Trophy → participant → Navy Midshipmen football ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Bill XXXVII → represents → Navy Midshipmen athletic teams ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Bill XXXVII → associatedWith → Navy Midshipmen football team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Bill XXXVI → represents → Navy Midshipmen ⓘ

Bill XXXV → mascotFor → Navy Midshipmen athletics ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Bill XXXV → represents → Navy Midshipmen football team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium → homeVenueOf → Navy Midshipmen football team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium → homeVenueOf → Navy Midshipmen men’s lacrosse team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium → homeVenueOf → Navy Midshipmen women’s lacrosse team ⓘ

linked to: Navy Midshipmen

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